Phinney Books has been giving back by organizing yearly book fairs for the grade schools in the district. Some businesses are even able to give back to their communities. Each owner or manager explained their admiration for the locals who frequented the stores, and the energy of the neighborhoods they call home. While each store I visited was unique, all shared one main component: an undying love for their communities. I met some of the greatest minds in them, learned new ways of thinking and seeing the world, and received book recommendations as unique as each individual. I soon came to find out that these businesses are the vestibules for the spirit of the city. Over the next three months, I traveled across the city, meeting some of the most intriguing people and coming to understand the culture of Seattle, one bookstore and one neighborhood at a time.
Aside from the chance to meet other book lovers, I had no idea what this column was about to entail. In an attempt to give a good pitch at one of our weekly writer's meetings, I suggested starting a project in which I would write about Seattle's independent bookstores, going from one to the next each week. I knew little about the city except where the Woodland Park Zoo was, and that I had just scored a great new job writing with the SGN. I packed up all my belongings, and my little dog, and made the five-hour drive across the state to my new home: Seattle. Fresh out of college, I was leaving my hometown for the first time.
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